Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves Fox News and heads for pro-Trump PAC

Jumping from Fox News to a pro-Trump PAC isn’t exactly a yuge leap — Kimberly Guilfoyle has left her gig as co-host of the network’s show “The Five” to make her Trump boosterism official.

Fox confirmed her departure Friday, and Guilfoyle announced in a tweet Monday that she will be vice chairwoman of the America First PAC.

Today I have a bitter-sweet announcement. I’ve decided to leave Fox News Channel and dedicate myself full time to joining America First as Vice Chairwoman, campaigning across the country and firmly standing with President Trump. (Part 1 of 2)

The move brings Guilfoyle even further into her boyfriend’s family fold — she’s dating eldest Trump son Donald Trump Jr., and the couple has been all over social media, with the first son posting pics of the happy couple on hunting trips, a jaunt to Paris and at the White House for the Independence Day festivities earlier this month.

It prompted one ethics watchdog to bark: The PAC “can’t coordinate with the Trump campaign,” the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington tweeted, noting that Trump Jr. is a key campaign surrogate.

Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is taking a job at a pro-Trump dark money group. The group legally can’t coordinate with the Trump campaign. Guilfoyle is dating Donald Trump Jr., a key surrogate for the Trump campaign.https://t.co/ywmxmPIMxT

The former TV personality had at one time been under consideration to replace former White House spokesman Sean Spicer. Guilfoyle was previously married to California lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom and Trump Jr. recently split from wife Vanessa.

This post has been updated.

Emily HeilEmily Heil is the co-author of the Reliable Source and previously helped pen the In the Loop column with Al Kamen. Follow